Birmingham's famous House of Fraser store will definitely close, it has been confirmed today.

Creditors have agreed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with the retail group which will see a total of 31 outlets shut and the loss of 2,000 jobs at its stores and a further 4,000 across brands and concessions.

There will also be rent reductions on a further ten shops that it plans to keep.

Among the list of others West Midlands stores set to close is Wolverhampton's famous Beatties store and House of Fraser in Telford, Shrewsbury and Worcester.

Birmingham's House of Fraser, in Corporation Street, is due to shut in early 2019 as will the other 30 identified for closure.

This latest development confirms the announcement made earlier this month by House of Fraser that it was seeking a new deal with creditors which would allow the company to refinance and complete a buyout deal with Chinese suitor C.Banner.

House of Fraser in Birmingham will shut in early 2019 (Image: Birmingham Mail)